3 future projects I will attempt

[tchntm43 0]

This will probably not be for some time (especially with the problems I've been having lately), but I plan to do all three of these buildings at some point. I've looked around a bit and I haven't found any existing BATs of them yet (somewhat surprising for two of them).


This is the famous Woolworth Building in NYC. It is my absolute favorite piece of architecture in the world. If this building truly hasn't been attempted, I am quite surprised. These aren't the best pictures, but I went with them because I doubt a .edu host will prevent me linking to them externally.


This is the John Hancock Building in Boston, MA. I am not sure why I have not been able to find an existing BAT of it (even if there is one, I will still give my own shot at it). I hope these pictures show.


This would be my second favorite piece of architecture in the world. It is the Trinity Church in Boston, MA. You can actually see it in the foreground for one of the John Hancock pictures above.

If anyone has actually done some of these already, I would like to see them (this will not prevent me from doing them myself, however).

-Justin Smith

[baldy 0]

I remember seeing Boston's John Hancock Bldg in city journals, so I know it has been done.  I just don't know where to find.  Due to the angle of the building and the perspective of SC4, it looks strange at some angles.

Best of luck!

[frogface 354]

^^ its on the STEX I think, definately done because I have it one of my cities.

I (think) woolworth building may have been done too but im not sure

 

I do like the look of trinity church, it would make for a very nice addition to SC4 and something i'd be sure to download good luck

[ExiL3 10]

Yay, back into making buildings are we? Can'wait, even though I have to.

take care

[tchntm43 0]

Date: 9/7/2005 4:53:38 PM
Author: frogface

^^ its on the STEX I think, definately done because I have it one of my cities.

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Hm, I did a search for John Hancock on the STEX and it came up with 0 results. Unless it is one of the many real-world BATs on the STEX that has been renamed with some fictitious name. It drives me nuts when people do that.

Anyway, I expect to do many BATs that have been done before. Making the building is the fun part. I find that actually playing the game is not nearly as much fun. ;-)

[sharkbait16 0]

Try just Hancock or Boston, the John isn't in there.  The building is quite nice, but I'm looking forward to your rendition of the Woolworth now, love that building.  Good luck

[T Wrecks 10,210]

Yes, John Hancock Tower has been done - I got it on my HD.

As for the Woolworth Building, I think one of SC4's default NY-style CO$$$ towers borrows strongly from it, and some BATs are also based vaguely on it. There might even have been some not-so-good attempts, but AFAIK there's never been a really good version.

Well, good luck with these projects!

[jacqulina 162]

good luck

[Hanson784 165]

It's great to hear you

[tchntm43 0]

Date: 9/8/2005 6:57:34 PM
Author: Hanson784
It's great to hear you’re going to create buildings again for SimCity. Based on your tilesets for SC2000 and Hall of Fame winning SCURK's, I can already tell these will be good.

As others have already said, the John Hancock is already on the STEX. Here it is, www.simtropolis.com/stex/index.cfm?mode=files&filetype=BAT&Str=hancock%20tower%20%20boston%20ma

Maybe you could replace the John Hancock with 40 Wall Street, American International or any of the other great buildings in Lower Manhattan.

The Woolworth Building is on my enormous list of buildings to do, now I can cross it off since you’ll be making it.

We'll be waiting.

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Well as I said before, someone else having done the building before doesn't prevent me from doing it myself. When I was doing SCURKs for sc2k, lots of the buildings I did had already been done. Painters often gather at particular places to paint the same scene, because each one has a specific way that he sees what he paints that is different from how others see it. As far as the John Hancock in Boston goes, I have seen it, and I think it is okay, but I am not fond of the glass texture used. I live in Boston, and it usually appears to have a very deep blue color, not a pale blue. There are a few other things I'd do differently.

As for 40 Wall Street, that is one of my favorites and I will definitely want to get around to it some day. There are a lot of buildings in downtown NYC I would like to do. The Citibank Tower is another favorite. In Midtown, there are loads of average-height (for NYC, that is) art deco skyscrapers I would like to do, such as the Channin and French buildings. There is a 900+ ft residential tower (the name escapes me at the moment, but I know what it looks like). There is Penn Plaza and the Worldwide Plaza building.

[Hanson784 165]

Whatever you want to do is fine with me, I'm just happy your making buildings again.

The annoying thing about BAT is users cannot change other people's buildings to their liking. It's frustrating when I see a BAT on the STEX with a great model, but not great textures; it drives me nuts because I'm a stickler for realism. The only way to change it is ask the creator for a copy of their model.

900 ft residential... you mean Trump World Tower?

You know, it's interesting, I expected Woolworth to be BATTed ages ago by someone. Then again, I've been busy BATing Manhattan ever since BAT came out and I still haven't gotten down to it yet. There's so many buildings I still have yet to make, hopefully I'll finish them all.